DG121 | Constellation of Puppis (the Stern) Wall Art including Frame Android phone case including the search for signs

including the search for signs of ancient microbial life

The pillar is resisting being eroded by radiation

Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

This glittering ball of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1898

The blast wave travels fast – at about 6% the speed of light

DG121 | Constellation of Puppis (the Stern) Wall Art including Frame Android phone case including the search for signsThis image features DG121, an HII region a cloud of ionised hydrogen located in the constellation of Puppis (the Stern). HII regions, a type of emission nebulae, are created when young, massive stars release enough ultraviolet energy to ionise the surrounding gas clouds. These regions tend to have irregular structures and lack sharp boundaries, giving them their hazy, yet photogenic, appearance. The brightest star in the DG121 region, seen near the